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Noun: paraleipsis (paraleipses)
  1. Suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
    "He employed paraleipsis by saying, 'I won't even mention his questionable business practices'";
    - apophasis, paralepsis, paralipsis, preterition

Derived forms: paraleipses

Type of: rhetorical device

Encyclopedia: Paraleipsis